Jordan on honeymoon

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Amman

  

  Arrival at Amman airport to obtain the visa. Welcome by your driver at the airport (Queen Alia). Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Amman.

• day 2

  Amman city tour, Jerash, Amman

  

  After breakfast, departure for Jerash or Gerasa. It is the second major site in Jordan after Petra. Today, it is considered one of the best-preserved Roman provincial cities in the Near East. The heyday of Gerasa dates from the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Jerash is the very example of Roman municipal planning, extensive and formal, throughout the Middle East. It is adorned with paved streets, colonnades, immense temples on the crest of the hills, charming theaters, spacious public squares, baths, fountains, and walls pierced with towers and gates. Then, itinerary to visit Amman, formerly known as Philadelphia, one of the cities of the Decapolis. You will discover the citadel, the grand theater, as well as its popular and residential districts. The citadel allows you to have a beautiful panoramic view over a large part of the capital. Transfer to your hotel for the night.

• day 3

  Amman, Madaba, Mount Nebo, Kerak, Petra

  

  After breakfast, departure towards Mount Nebo. Visit of the sanctuary, the presumed site of Moses' death and his tomb. Continuation to Madaba to discover this city with many churches, all decorated with mosaics (mosaic city), with the most famous map: the Map of the Holy Land, or map of Palestine, dating from the 6th century and located in the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George. Continuation south to the rose-red city of Petra. Check-in at the hotel. Overnight in Petra.

• day 4

  Petra - Wadi Rum

  

  After breakfast, the day is dedicated to the moving rose-red city of Petra, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site since the 1980s. It is a city entirely carved into the rock. Petra, the "Rose City," is a unique place, built nearly 2000 years ago by the Nabataeans. You will cross the magnificent Siq, the famous narrow passage between two mountains, and you will enjoy its magical monuments: the Treasury, the theater, the stairs, the palaces, the temples carved into the mountain, the royal tombs, as well as a large number of tombs and graves still dug into the rock. (Possibility to eat in a restaurant on the site during the visit). In the afternoon, transfer to the Wadi Rum desert, a dream for lovers of nature and silence. The place, with its extraordinary multicolored landscape, will allow you to admire a magnificent sunset before a pick-up to your Deluxe camp with a bubble tent overlooking the Valley of the Moon. This is one of the names of Wadi Rum, which evokes the lunar surface by its scenery, which is why many famous films have been shot there. Settle in for a rich typical dinner, then overnight in your tent.

• day 5

  Wadi Rum Aqaba

  

  After breakfast, early morning 3-hour 4x4 excursion to admire the beauty of the Wadi Rum desert with its large canyons and multicolored sand dunes. Then, drive to Aqaba. Free time in the city of Aqaba to enjoy a moment of relaxation; several activities are offered. Aqaba is the perfect opportunity to relax after the pink desert, heading north. Its sandy beaches and coral reefs are the most authentic of the Red Sea, and Jordanians work diligently to preserve them. Overnight at the hotel in Aqaba. Option: snorkeling among the corals and multicolored fish of the Red Sea from a diving center. For those who wish, scuba diving among some of the best-preserved coral reefs in the world.

• day 6

  Aqaba Ma'in

  

  After breakfast, drive to Ma’in, the hot springs in Jordan located in the region between the Dead Sea and Madaba. Hammamat Ma'in are hot springs highly appreciated by travelers and local residents. The springs are located 264 meters below sea level, in the heart of one of the most remarkable oases in the world. Every year, thousands of visitors come to enjoy these mineral-rich thermal waters from natural waterfalls. These waterfalls originate from the winter rains of the mountain plains of Jordan. These winter rains also feed the one hundred and nine hot and cold springs of the valley. This water is heated to temperatures that can reach 63°C by underground lava fissures, as it makes its way through the valley before flowing into the Zarqa River. Free time to settle in and possibility to enjoy a good massage on site at the Ma’in spa, as an option. Dinner and overnight at the Evason Ma’in Hot Springs hotel.

• day 7

  Ma'in Dead Sea

  

  After breakfast, a slightly late departure to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, 420 meters below sea level. Let yourself be carried away by this unique sensation of floating on the sea water, which is 10 times saltier than ordinary seawater. Free day to float on the waters of the Dead Sea, with the possibility to enjoy a spa or a relaxing massage with therapeutic benefits, or to admire an extraordinary landscape, among the most impressive in the world. Check-in at the Dead Sea hotel for the fools.

• day 8

  Dead Sea - Airport

  

  After breakfast at the Dead Sea, transfer to Amman airport for departure.